Topic: EMPLOYMENT
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | qualifier, from Medieval Latin qualificare, from Latin qualis; QUALITY1 |
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qual‧i‧fy S2 W3
past tense and past participle qualified, present participle qualifying, third person singular qualifies
past tense and past participle qualified, present participle qualifying, third person singular qualifies1 to have the right to have or do something, or to give someone this right : 
Free school lunches are given to children who qualify.
have a right
[intransitive and transitive]Free school lunches are given to children who qualify.2 to pass an examination or finish a course of study that you need in order to do something After qualifying, doctors spend at least two years working in hospitals.
pass exam
[intransitive]SEAfter qualifying, doctors spend at least two years working in hospitals.3 to have all the necessary qualities to be considered to be a particular thing
be considered something
[intransitive] qualify as It doesn't qualify as a date if you bring your children with you.
It doesn't qualify as a date if you bring your children with you.4 if something qualifies you to do something, you have the necessary skills, knowledge, ability etc to do it
give somebody skills/knowledge
[transitive]SEBE qualify somebody for something Fluency in three languages qualifies her for work in the European Parliament.
Fluency in three languages qualifies her for work in the European Parliament.5 to reach the necessary standard to enter or continue in a competition or sports event
sport
[intransitive]DS qualify for She qualified for a spot on the U.S. Olympic speed skating team.
She qualified for a spot on the U.S. Olympic speed skating team.6 to add to something that has already been said, in order to limit its effect or meaning : Could I just qualify that last statement?
add something
[transitive]Could I just qualify that last statement?7 if a word or phrase qualifies another word or phrase, it limits or adds to the meaning of it
